Pure Korean-Style Musical Play 'Jjillekkot' Performance

[Seoul District News] Songpa-gu Presents Fun and Emotion with Modern Direction and Spectacular Dance and Singing on the 20th... Veteran Actors Jeon Won-ju, Choi Ju-bong, Hwang Beom-sik, Na Gi-su Deliver Intense Performances... Seodaemun Natural History Museum Hosts 2022 Nobel Prize Explanation Lecture... Hwikyung Happiness Library to Hold Meeting with Author Shin Min-jae of 'Welcome, Dalpyeong-ssi' for 1st-3rd Grade Elementary Students on the 28th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa Cultural Foundation will present the musical play ’Jjillekkot‘, which the whole family can enjoy, twice on the 20th at 3 PM and 7 PM for free at the Songpa-gu Community Center Auditorium.

The musical play ’Jjillekkot‘ is a work by the ’Korean Musical Play Preservation Society‘, which continues the tradition of musical plays. Featuring national actors Jeon Wonju, Choi Joobong, and Hwang Beomsik, it has been reborn as a purely Korean-style musical combining traditional musical play with modern direction, featuring splendid dance, singing, and acting.

’Jjillekkot‘ is adapted from the play ’That Woman’s Novel‘ by playwright Eom Inhee. It depicts the life of a woman who lived through the turbulent modern history from liberation, the Korean War, to the Miracle on the Han River. It shows sacrifice and love for family, offering a warm stage that all generations can empathize with.

This performance, which will be a filial experience for parents and a historical experience for children, is available by advance reservation. Detailed information can be found on the official website of the Songpa Cultural Foundation.

Seodaemun Natural History Museum (Director Nam-sook Lee) will hold the ’2022 Nobel Prize Explanation Special Lectures‘ for adults and teenagers on December 3rd, 11th, and 17th from 2 to 4 PM in the museum’s first-floor audiovisual room.

The lectures will cover this year’s Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry, their achievements, and the impact of those achievements on humanity, enhancing understanding and interest in science.

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Svante P??bo, director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, originally from Sweden, for decoding genomes and discovering similarities and differences between fossil humans and modern humans. On the 3rd, Professor Chung Choongwon of Seoul National University’s Department of Biological Sciences will give a lecture titled ’A Genetic Journey Toward Neanderthals‘ related to this topic.

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, professor at Paris-Saclay University in France, and two others for verifying quantum entanglement phenomena and opening the era of quantum computers. On the 11th, Professor Kwon Hyukjun of KAIST’s Institute for Basic Science, Department of Computational Science, will explain the laureates’ achievements and the development potential of quantum information science.

On the 17th, Professors Lee Yunmi of Yonsei University’s Department of Chemistry and Choi Junwon of Ajou University’s Department of Applied Chemical and Biological Engineering will lecture on ’Click Chemistry‘ molecular synthesis methods that enable fast and efficient creation of new drugs such as cancer treatments. For reference, this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, professor at Stanford University, USA, and two others for developing click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.

Each lecture can accommodate 60 participants, and the fee is 15,000 KRW per lecture. Students from 5th grade elementary school and above can apply on a first-come, first-served basis through the Seodaemun Natural History Museum website.

Director Nam-sook Lee of Seodaemun Natural History Museum said, “We will continue to hold interesting and in-depth science lectures so that many people can get closer to science.”

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Ilhyung Lee) Hwikyung Happiness Library will hold a meeting with author Shin Minjae, the author of the picture book ’Welcome, Dalpyeong-ssi,‘ for 1st to 3rd-grade elementary students at 4 PM on the 28th.

Hwikyung Happiness Library exhibits original picture book illustrations on the first floor children’s reading room to help local residents and child users become familiar with picture books. In November, original illustrations of the picture book ’Welcome, Dalpyeong-ssi‘ will be exhibited, and children will have the opportunity to meet and communicate directly with author Shin Minjae.

Author Shin Minjae recently published ’Run Away, Dalpyeong-ssi‘ following ’Welcome, Dalpyeong-ssi.‘ The exhibited book ’Welcome, Dalpyeong-ssi‘ vividly portrays family difficulties caused by household chores through text and illustrations. Centered on the problem solver ’Dalpyeong-ssi,‘ the story conveys a moral message that family members should live by caring for and helping each other.

During the meeting with Shin Minjae, participants will read the picture book ’Welcome, Dalpyeong-ssi‘ together with the author, share stories about the birth of Dalpyeong-ssi and the family stories in the book, and think about their own families, engaging in book play that allows communication between the author and elementary students.

Additionally, the author will introduce the process of creating a picture book, providing a valuable opportunity for 1st to 3rd-grade elementary students to learn about the profession of a picture book author.

Applications for the meeting with Shin Minjae can be made on the Dongdaemun-gu Public Library Hwikyung Happiness Library website, with 12 participants accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more details, inquiries can be made by phone to Hwikyung Happiness Library.

A representative of Hwikyung Happiness Library said, “We aim to help child users get closer to books and develop interest in reading by holding picture book illustration exhibitions and meetings with authors together. We will continue to operate various programs that can inspire residents’ enthusiasm for reading so that all age groups, including children, can enjoy the pleasure of reading in daily life.”